Bexar County issues red flag warning

By Ana Ley :
March 2, 2012
: Updated: March 2, 2012 11:37pm

The Bexar County Fire Marshal's office asked residents in unincorporated areas of the county to refrain from outdoor burning today.

“With high winds and dry weather, any fires that develop are likely to spread rapidly,” it said in a prepared statement.

Much of South Central Texas is under a red flag warning for high fire danger today as a strong, dry cold front is expected to bring north winds with gusts of up to 20 mph.

The National Weather Service issued the warning from 9 p.m. Friday to 4 p.m. today for breezy and very dry conditions behind a cold front for areas southwest of San Antonio to the Rio Grande, including Bandera and Kerr counties.

Bexar County was not included but could experience near-critical fire weather conditions, said NWS forecaster Clay Anderson.

The cold front will keep today's high temperature near 68 and Sunday's near 72.